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That plan will not likely come to fruition, however. Collins, and the Giants defense as a whole, has struggled at times this season and has only shown sporadic glimpses of his former, dominant self.

One of those glimpses came in a Week 11 upset of the Kansas City Chiefs, whom the Giants defeated with an overtime field goal courtesy of Aldrick Rosas.

It was a bit of a redemption game for the Giants, and that included Collins. Fresh off his worst game of the year, Collins put together perhaps his best game of the year, recording 15 tackles (11 solo, one for a loss), one pass defensed and one interception.

As a reward for his remarkable performance, Collins has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week.

Collins has been named NFC Defensive Player of the Week three times in his career, with two of those coming in back-to-back games a season ago. He was also named NFC Defensive Player of the Month in November of last year.